ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1955

Chet Baker: Long Ago and Far Away

Key
G major
Tempo
178 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
1
Form
A8B8A8C8

Chet Baker's solo on “Long Ago and Far Away” has 171 notes in 46 seconds (3.7 notes per second), spanning 23 semitones from A3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 178 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

171Notes
46sSolo length
3.7Notes per second
A3–Ab5Range (23 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×27
  • -2 ×26
  • -1 ×25
  • +2 ×22
  • +3 ×20
  • -3 ×13

Changes played over

A1
G6Em7
Am7D7
Gmaj7Em7
Am7D7
G6Em7
Am7D7
G6E7
Am7D7
B1
A♯6Gm7
Cm7F7
A♯maj7
A7
Dmaj7
Bm7
Am7
D7
A2
G6Em7
Am7D7
Gmaj7Em7
Am7D7
G6Em7
Am7D7
G6E7
Am7C7
C1
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
Cm7F7
G6A♯dim
Am7D7
G6
Am7D7

Record

Record
Let's Get Lost · Giants of Jazz · 1996
Recorded
1955-03-07
Line-up
Chet Baker (tp); Russ Freeman (p); Carson Smith (b); Bob Neel (dr)
Composer
Kern/Gershwin
Solo length
00:52-01:38

Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.